Episodes

Michael is back in the city having returned the house and dog in good working order. The boys dive into the wild world of KISS and how they were too stuck up to like them as youngins but respect them now. The thing Michael ha...

The boys show some love to Frankie Valli and...is Grease the Word or is the Bird the Word? Wayne Newton, Don Ho and Lawrence Welk make an appearance. Can they BE any older? Michael talks a little about Aunt Sue and Emmanuel L...

Stu gushes over Simon LeBon and reviews Duran Duran at Red Rocks. The travails of owning big recording studios. Setting up and retrofitting older theater's sound systems and how high schools are underfunded. Michael continues...

The boys are jumping locations for the end of summer. Michael is still stuck in suburbia cosplaying a pool boy, dog owner, and house sitter. Arby's catches a few strays. Stu is also doing a suburban dance on a few different s...

The boys get into some music nostalgia of the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. How kids are listening to music now vs. then. Also, how this is hampering the creation of new dangerous music to piss off your parents or take shots at the "m...

The boys talk about Creed's return - apparently they CAN take you higher - and the economics of those Rock and Roll Cruises. (No load in or load out, and no driving through the night? Yes, please!) It's time to play, "Is That...

Michael and Stu getting into TikTok talk. Exploring the FYP, celebrating the algorithm, how you can go down a bumpy road (and get back). How the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike is complicating the music side and affecting Syncs. Als...

The guys tiptoe around the controversy of cancel culture and separating the art from the artist. We "touch on" Louis CK. This leads to a conversation about about owning your fan journey, building a fanbase, and giving away jo...

The boys talk a little about gaming which leads to a walk down memory lane about consoles. Quelle Surprise! Michael rants about how frustrating endlessly updating everything from games to computers to browsers has become. Stu...

A little something different. We're calling them "Quick Shots" - a little mini pod about 1 thing in under 30 minutes-ish. This one is about Stu and Michael discussing Jason Aldean and the controversial song "Try That in a Sm...

Kelsey is officially online, but won't tell anyone where. This episode is our love letter to DRUMMERS! If you're a drummer, or know a drummer, or have heard of drummers, you should listen to this episode. Drop a comment to le...

A little something different. We're calling them "Quick Shots" - a little mini pod about 1 thing in under 30 minutes-ish. This one is about Stu and Michael discussing Presaves and whether they are worth your time.

The boys explore a little climate change - weather and live music touring. Saying no to a show for safety. The disturbing proliferation of people throwing stuff and hitting artists in stage. Should we stop the undergarment th...

A fairly controversial take on coffee - that you must hear to believe - from Michael. The boys discuss how being a Night Owl in the music industry changes over time, but is useful. And then the show turns into a "Scott Uhl" l...

We have a little fun with drummers (and Dr. Rich Ross - can't wait for the solo record!), talk about having to be an artist AND do promo (even when you're signed). Stu got new boots. We delve into how pricing for live music e...

Hey, no pet stuff! And also, no Kelsey (she's fine, just hungover). We chat about PBS and drunks. We break down Istanbul not Constantinople. We unpack the big study claiming that "Gen Z music fans are drinking less and it's k...

A little something different. We're calling them "Quick Shots" - a little mini pod about 1 thing in under 30 minutes-ish (Kelsey, our producer, is so happy!) This one is about Stu and Michael discussing Rehearsing tips and tr...

Well, well, well, Kelsey is out "sick," so we have control of the pirate ship. The pet stuff comes up (again). Nuggets won the the NBA championship. We go on in on all these New Music Biz Gurus who apparently can't read, and ...

We chat about how we set up recording sessions in DAWs. Then a deep dive into the series finales of Ted Lasso, Succession, Barry, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (some spoilers). We praise Foo Fighters like little schoolgirls, ...

A little something different. We're calling them "Quick Shots" - a little mini pod about 1 thing in under 30 minutes-ish (Kelsey, our producer, is so happy!) This one is about Stu and Michael discussing if music conferences ...

What do you do when your neighbor is playing "Wonderwall"? The guys rant about the MLC and music business platforms in general. Tales form playing nightmare weddings and divorces. Sync of the Week: Michael's is form The Diplo...

A little something different. We're calling them "Quick Shots" - a little mini pod about 1 thing in under 30 minutes (Kelsey, our producer, is so happy!) This one is about Stu and Michael prompting AI to write two Taylor Swif...

We talk about the $1 bet, tour food (if you can call it that), rants about leaf blowers noise pollution, perfect pitch and sight-reading, and some recording tales. Also, a quick take on whether copyright is worth it for indep...

We get into opening slots for bands, how hard you should be partying at gigs, and taking time to rest your ears by working faster. Also, we answer "What the F*** is Metadata? Sync of the Week: Michael's is from the trailer fo...